Safety and Environment Manager

Are you an exceptional people leader with a HSE background and extensive experience working collaboratively with operational teams to drive results?

Are you excited by the opportunity to lead a Safety and Environment Team to deliver effective and compliant HSE performance on a large, complex and growing manufacturing site?  

Are you interested in being a member of a dynamic and energised extended Leadership Team who are driving an ambitious strategy focussed on our team, our ways of working and future site development so we can grow together?  

We are looking for a Safety and Environment Manager to join our Huddersfield Manufacturing Centre. We have approximately 450 employees and we are investing in our infrastructure, ways of working and capabilities of our teams to support our site growth.

Syngenta is a leading science-based agtech company; dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 30,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: growing more food with fewer resources. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.

“At the Huddersfield site we make important Crop Protection products that are used in over 120 countries worldwide, these products help our growers to meet the ever-increasing demand for food, feed and fuel. Our talented and dedicated teams make this possible.

At Syngenta we are passionate about our people, we reward hard work. We are a valuable and valued partner of our local community and we’re growing, providing a number of exciting new opportunities!

The Huddersfield team is Diverse, Proactive, Driven and Friendly, we work cross functionally to get the job done, after all “teamwork makes the dream work” – come and join us! “

Reporting to the Head of HSE, you will be expected to drive improvements in the Safety and Environment performance for site, including:

• Leading / managing the safety and environment team to drive improvements in S&E performance for site, including the enabling of local area HSE improvement plans.
• Providing technical HSE support for the utilities, infrastructure, and non-operational areas, ensuring all relevant assessments are completed and up to date.
• Working closely with other members of the HSE team to ensure collaboration, effective delivery of HSE services to the site, and continuous improvement of team and site HSE performance.
• Providing main focal point for the competent authorities (CA), managing this relationship and all interaction with them. Managing all communications with the CA including COMAH report, inspections, and any request for further information.
• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in accordance with UK HSE Regulations and the Syngenta HSE management system.

What we offer:

• Salary – competitive & negotiable
• 37.5 working hours per week Mon – Fri
• 3.5 rota days off over Christmas + hours bank of 41 hours to use throughout the year for occasional time off.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement of 31.5 days plus bank holidays

At Syngenta we value total reward which includes the benefits we offer to our employees. We support well-being, offering comprehensive benefits including flexible working, enhanced family leave benefits, discretionary bonus scheme, competitive pension scheme, private medical insurance, and employee assistance programme.

We also support training and competence development to ensure that your skill sets are always relevant and up to date.